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Originally Posted by Tarana
Hitch, I do get your argument, but also keep in mind that Butcher doesn't have the same background as a lot of writers who can keep churning out despite life. Many of those authors were journalists before they retired to writing. I think that makes a difference. Stephen King had a lot of support as well as the work ethic when he was injured. That's a lot why Pratchett could write despite illness (and the advantage of having the specific type of Alzheimer's he had). I'm not excusing it, but I do recognize that most writers maybe would not make that leap.
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What is Butcher's background? And why is that relevant? I'm not following this train of thought at all. Work ethic, yes; background, no.
I know he wrote at least one of his first novels for a writing class. Which makes me think he has some training to be a professional writer but I don't see much in the way of details. I know his bio says the trick to being an author is to keep writing and persisting. I don't see how that background is more susceptible to writing slow than King or Pratchett or Sanderson.
Regarding Hitch's comment about "previously-considered story arc" from a while back, it sounds like he has a solid outline for books up through #20 or #21 so at least the big picture ideas are there. It could be a matter of the details though or just changing priorities.